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<th style="border:2px solid black" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">DXF entity</th>
<th style="border:2px solid black" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">Version introduction</th>
<th style="border:2px solid black" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">Modified in</th>
<th style="border:2px solid black" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">Remarks of modification</th>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">3DLINE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FF0000">Removed</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>3DLINE and LINE is the same, 3DLINE was removed on R12</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">3DFACE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">ARC</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">ATTDEF</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R12²</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added code 74</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">ATTRIB</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R12²</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added code 74</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">CIRCLE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">DIMENSION</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R12²,<br>DXF R15/2000,<br>DXF 2010</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>(R12) Added code 3 and values 5, 6, 64 of code 70<br>(2000) Added codes 71, 72, 41, 42<br>(2010) Added code 280</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">INSERT</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">LINE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">POINT</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">POLYLINE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R12²</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added codes 10, 20, 30</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">SEQEND</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added codes 100, -2</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">SHAPE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">SOLID</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">TEXT</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R12²</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added code 73</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">TRACE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never²</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">VERTEX</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R10¹</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2011²</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added code 91</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">VIEWPORT</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R12</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R15/2000²,<br>DXF 2004,<br>DXF 2007,<br>DXF 2011</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>(2000)codes after code 69 replace the xdata codes used in previous releases<br>(2004) Added code 170 and the code 331 is renamed 341<br>(2007) Added codes 61, 332, 333, 348, 292, 282, 141, 142, 63, 421, 431, 361, 335, 343, 344, 91<br>(2011) Added value 262144, 524288, 1048576, 2097152 for code 90</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">3DSOLID</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added codes 100 (AcDb3dSolid), 350</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">ACAD_ZOMBIE_ENTITY</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FF0000">Removed</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Renamed in ACAD_PROXY_ENTITY on R14, group 100 (AcDbZombieEntity) renamed in AcDbProxyEntity</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">BODY</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">ELLIPSE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R14</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Revised descriptions of the codes 11, 21, and 31. Revised parameter option's equation</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">LEADER</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">MLINE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R14</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Revised description and values for code 71</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">MTEXT</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R14,<br>DXF R15/2000,<br>DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>(R14) Added value 5 and removed values 2 and 4 of code 72<br>(2000) Codes 73, 44. Also, possible xdata<br>(2007) Added 45 48 49 50 75 76 78 79 90 420-429 430-439 441</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">OLEFRAME</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">RAY</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">REGION</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">SPLINE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">TOLERANCE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2002</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added code 1</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">XLINE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R13</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">ACAD_PROXY_ENTITY</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R14</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF R15/2000</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added codes 95, 70.</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black"><a href="image.html">IMAGE</a></td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R14</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2010</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added code 290</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R14</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2004,<br>DXF 2010</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>(2004) Added codes 73, 11, 99, 450-453, 460-463, 470<br>(2010) Added on spline edge data codes 97, 11, 21, 12, 22, 13, 23</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">LWPOLYLINE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R14</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2011</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>Added code 91</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">OLE2FRAME</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R14</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">ARCALIGNEDTEXT </td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R15/2000</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FF0000">Removed</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>ARCALIGNEDTEXT  was removed on DXF 2002</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">RTEXT</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R15/2000</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FF0000">Removed</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>RTEXT  was removed on DXF 2002</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">WIPEOUT</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF R15/2000</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">TABLE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2005</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2007,<br>DXF 2010,<br>DXF 2011</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>(2007) Added codes 97, 98, 4, 92, 301, and the code 177 is renamed 91<br>(2010) Added code 280<br>(2011) Added codes 302, 303 and the code 3 is renamed 2</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">HELIX</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">LIGHT</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">MLEADER</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2009,<br>DXF 2010,<br>DXF 2011</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>(2009) Renamed in MULTILEADER<br>(2010) Added codes 271, 272, 273<br>(2011) Renamed in MLEADERSTYLE (inverted with the other entity)</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">MLEADERSTYLE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2010,<br>DXF 2011</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>(2010) Added codes 271, 272, 273<br>(2011) Renamed in MLEADER (inverted with the other entity)</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">SECTION</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">SUN</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">SURFACE</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">UNDERLAY</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER">DXF 2007</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#FFFF00">DXF 2009,<br>DXF 2010</td>
<td style="border:2px solid black"><font size=2>(2009) Change code 0 object name DWFUNDERLAY or DGNUNDERLAY<br>(2010) Add 281 new flags number 16</font></td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black">MESH</td>
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<td style="border:2px solid black" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#23FF23">Never</td>
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<h1>Notes:</h1>
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<li>No information before DXF R10<br>
<li>Except for the subclass marker, group code 100, introduced in DXF R13<br>
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For more information see <a href="entities.html" title="Default Entities Values">Common Group Codes for Entities</a>
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